Hi,

Pool has been set up for about 8 days. Intex 12'x30" vinyl. 1700 or so gallons.
Numbers have been fairly consistent for about 4 days. Just tested this afternoon with taylor K 2006.
Here are my numbers:
PH 7.6
FC = 4ppm
CC= 0
TA= 120
CYA- tested first thing this a.m. and was 40ppm. First time testing this. Was a bit tricky to see exactly when the black dot disappeared. Very hard to see dot at 40ppm.

Upon setting up the pool I was advised to use 1 lb of dichlor over a bit of time and at that point my CYA should be somewhere around 40ppm. I am just a few TBSP away from using all of the dichlor. ( about 7 TBSP left). I appear to be losing on average of about 2, 2.5 ppm of chlorine during the course of the day. Since my FC was 4ppm at 1 o'clock I added 1.5 TBSP of dichlor to tie me over to the evening. I have been maintaining FC anywhere from 3-6 ppm. CC has be 0 for a few days.

My question now is, since my CYA is 40ppm when should I switch over to the bleach and how much. We are going away for a couple of days tomorrow and I have no one to manage the pool Any suggestions. I am a bit nervous. Not sure if I will let the pump run 24/7???? and not sure what I will come back to. Our temps right now are anywhere from 90-97 degrees.

Thanks to everyone who helped me get to this point. My family is enjoying the pool and thanks to all of the advise, so far pool has been crystal clear. Continuing to add borax and soda when needed.